favour vs allow
allow vs favourfavour is a noun but allow is not a noun.
favour and allow both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| favour | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| allow | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
allow is a hypernym of
favour; that is, allow is a
word with a broader meaning than favour:
- favour: bestow a privilege upon
- allow: consent to, give permission; permit
| favour (noun) | allow (noun) |
|---|---|
| an act of gracious kindness | |
| souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | |
| an advantage to the benefit of someone or something | |
| an inclination to approve | |
| a feeling of favorable regard |
| favour (verb) | allow (verb) |
|---|---|
| consider as the favorite | allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something |
| promote over another | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause |
| treat gently or carefully | consent to, give permission; permit |
| bestow a privilege upon | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
| let have | |
| grant as a discount or in exchange | |
| make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen | |
| allow the other (baseball) team to score | |
| make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | |
| afford possibility |
Words related to "favour"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- Canadian spelling
- advance
- advantage
- allow
- approval
- benignity
- consider
- countenance
- cracker
- cracker bonbon
- disposition
- elevate
- favor
- good turn
- inclination
- keepsake
- kick upstairs
- kindness
- let
- party favor
- party favour
- permit
- prefer
- privilege
- promote
- raise
- reckon
- regard
- relic
- save
- see
- snapper
- souvenir
- spare
- tendency
- token
- turn
- upgrade
- vantage
- view
Words related to "allow"
- abide
- accept
- admit
- afford
- allot
- allow
- allow for
- allow in
- allowable
- allowance
- appropriate
- assign
- authorise
- authorize
- bear
- brook
- budget for
- calculate
- clear
- consent
- count on
- countenance
- decriminalise
- decriminalize
- deny
- digest
- disallow
- discount
- earmark
- endure
- estimate
- favor
- favour
- figure
- forecast
- furlough
- give
- give up
- go for
- grant
- include
- intromit
- leave
- legalise
- legalize
- legitimate
- legitimatise
- legitimatize
- legitimise
- legitimize
- let
- let in
- pass
- permit
- portion
- privilege
- provide
- put up
- reckon
- reserve
- set aside
- stand
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- support
- take into account
- tolerate
- trust
- vouchsafe
- yield
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